On Down is at the Royal Castle Hotel
Food orders to Can’t Come by Sunday 5th January. Pay on the day direct with Pub. Food timings: Kitchen closes at 8:45pm
Click here for food Menu
Parking: On-street and small parking areas locally e.g Flavel Place or large carpark opposite George and Dragon at ///stressed.poppy.slung
Circle up: at Dartmouth Visitor Centre at ///website.dummy.nerve
The Words according to BOATY
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HASH 1505 – DARTMOUTH
Just outside of The Dartmouth Visitor Centre, a brave few hashers huddled together for our first evening hash of the year – and it was a bit nippy, to say the least! Doggy Style blew the whistle bang on time, and went on to educate us with great (Ed. some might contest this descriptor…) facts – the main one being that dolphins have a high intellect…which I can confirm, as there weren’t any daft enough to be Circled Up with us! (Ed. unequivocal proof, that!) Because of this fact, Doggy Style would like to rename the group to South Hams Hash Dolphins! I’m sure there will be a fair, democratic vote for this major change… 😅 (Ed. I can see the potential for a few cetaceans to be offended by the association)
Then over to Can’t Come, who was the Hare for this evening’s hash, which he had – incredibly – laid on his own, after work. (Ed. Hash hero). After he had given us all of the fine detail of the hash ahead, like ‘laid on the left, right or middle’, and ‘it might be a bit slippy in places’ (!), we set off around the park in circles, with Overshot desperately trying to find his way out. Before we knew it, we were all running along the harbourside towards Little Dartmouth, with the FRB’s Overshot, Shaggy, Blown-Off and Muckspreader (not necessarily in that order…) off in the distance, leading the way.
All was plain-sailing, until we got to the castle where we started to go off-road and the so-called ‘little bit slippy’ bit began! The tracks were all muddy as can be, and I liken the downhills to more of ski slopes (Ed: confirmed: a set of poles would have been helpful. And brakes): on the first slope, I could see Who Gives A Shit and Undercovers at the bottom, and I thought it was very thoughtful of them to help out at the most slippery spots…but it turns out they were just there for their own amusement, to watch us all fall on our arses! (Ed. but of course: classic WGAS. Disappointing conduct from you, Undercovers… 🧐)
A bit further on, Nice Buns and Rizzo got their own back by not calling him (Ed. assuming WGAS…?) back when he went the wrong way. It seemed like karma was at its best that night as, just after that, Rizzo was savaged by a twig! (Ed. twigs, in fact all extensions of trees: known for their savagery!)
Apparently, Squashed Balls had been spotted perving at the underwear shop. Luckily, Filth was there to reprimand him and read him his rights. (Ed. spot of role play…? 😘)
Overshot was caught out short-cutting and only doing the Medium, but he blamed this on the amount of slips and falls he had.
It was alleged that TB was blown away by the beauty of a lady in a white jacket (????) (Ed. curiouser and curiouser…).
Olive was shocked to see that Gary Glitter’s undergarments were of a style that Squashed Balls would’ve appreciated.
Thankfully, everybody made it back safely to the pub, where we had our own private function area. However, due to Dry January, the bar was closed so we had to go all the way across the hallway to the other bar 😅
It wasn’t long before Olive piped up and started story-time, so we all made sure we were comfortable… We started off by raising our glasses to the much-loved Morticia, and noting the strong hash turnout to her send-off in South Milton earlier in the day 💖
This was followed by a good old traditional birthday shout-out to Rizzo, as it was her 30th birthday 🎂. (Ed. such a youthful thing!)
Olive then went on to inform us of some more facts: on this day, it was David Bowie’s and Elvis’ birthday, and that the date was also known as Earth Rotation Day – when, apparently, in 1851, a French physicist, Leon f*ck Holt (good old predictive text! [Ed. ahahahahahaha!]), proved that the Earth rotates on its axis. Also, in January 1963, today was the day that the Mona Lisa was exhibited in the United States for the first time.
Down Downs awarded to :
– Can’t Come for the best-ever evening hash layer of the year;
– Ching Chong for Fairweather Recce at the weekend;
– Rizzo for her birthday;
– Filth for her incredible help with all that is hashing (awarded a miniature of gin, which she gamely downed in perfect synchrony with the others and their half-pints of something far less potent!);
– Squashed Balls for perving;
– TB for inappropriate comment towards lady in white jacket??? (Ed. we may never know…)
On on to TOTNES.
Photo credit: Doggy Style
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🏃 📸 🍻 You can enjoy a smattering of photographic evidence from the Dartmouth Hash on 8th January 2025 by checking out Hash Flash’s purpose-built photo album on the SH4 Facebook page 📸 🏃🍻
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Next SH4 Hash 🐷👣:
HASH 1506 – TOTNES, 15th January 2025
CIRCLE UP 7.25pm
Pavilions Carpark
Totnes
TQ9 5XW
What3Words: essay.profiled.player
ON DOWN:
King William IV Pub
45 Fore Street
Totnes
TQ9 5HN
What3Words: prospers.bucked.slant
Hares: Whisperer
RA: TBC
Hash Menu: No need to pre-order
Scampi & chips: £7.95
Ham, egg & chips: £7.95
Chips topped with beef/vegan chilli: £7.95
Cheesy chips: £4.95
Chips: £3.75
For further info, please see the Hash 1506 event page on the SH4 Facebook Group.
Add your photos of how the day went down (Weds 15th January, 2025) to the Hash 1506 photo album on SH4’s Facebook page , courtesy: Rubbery.
📝 If you are the lucky Scribe at Totnes on 15th January, please submit your edition of The Words to thewords@sh4.org.uk by Sunday evening (19th January, 2025) – TVM! 📝
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HASH DIARY – Upcoming Events
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🌟🌟 POST-CHRISTMAS Hash Bash Weekend – 14th-16th February 2025 🌟🌟
If you have booked your spot for this snazzy SH4 getaway but haven’t yet paid up, please send your £££ asap to the SH4 bank account, quoting your hash name and ping a quick message to Hash Cash (Blown Off) to confirm.
If you’re not sure how much you owe, please speak to Filth/Blown Off.
🌟 Balances are (over)due – please settle up asap! 🌟
Payment to SH4 Bank Account:
Acc. no.: 00263482 Sort code: 30-94-72
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SH4 ‘EALTH & SAFETY
Please make a note of the new SH4 hash phone number and add it to your phone:
🌟 SH4 hash phone number: 07922 103701 🌟
Use this number to call for assistance if you come ‘unstuck’ out on the trail, or need to get a message to ‘base camp’ (On Down) during the run .
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🌟 Don’t forget to see Rusty Bottom or Ching Chong before the hash to log you out on trail using the new-fangled checking-out/checking-in app (developed by our very own digital-wizard, Whisperer).
Don’t forget to also check back in with the ‘On Secs you’re safely back. 🌟
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SH4 MercHASHdise
Show your love for SH4 and wear your membership proudly with a bespoke SH4 car sticker!
Available exclusively to SH4 members (and, to be fair, anyone else who wants one…) for the bargain sum of £0.50 ea., you can afford one for every vehicle in your fleet! 😊
See a member of the committee at the next meet for yours.
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